Patterns of agreement on breast cancer screening knowledge and practices among women in Dominican and Mexican families in New York City

Medical Science Monitor

Volumn 10, Issue 11, 2004, Pages

  Garbers, Samantha ^a   Chiasson, Mary Ann ^a  

^a Med/Hlth Res Assoc NY City Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Access; Breast cancer; Epidemiology methods; Ethnic disparities; Hispanic Latina; Kappa; Mammography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST EXAMINATION; CANCER SCREENING; DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; EDUCATION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREVALENCE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DOMINICA; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MEXICAN AMERICANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK CITY;

EID: 9144234232     PISSN: 12341010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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